Browse by Label: WARE (GERMANY)

Artist:	SCHAFFHAUSER, MATHIAS
Title:	Love & Business
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 003CD

"Lido Hotel was last year; Love & Business is the title for 2001. The holidays are over, real life sets in again wavering between 'desire and obligation', 'feeling and duty', 'time and time-clock'. 'Love & Business' are cornerstones here not contradictions, not a pendulum between good and evil. Love & Business, the record, is more of an 'album' than its predecessors or comparable works. It reflects moods, ups & downs, fluctuations in the pace of time -- both real time that races ahead and inner, slow crawling time and vice versa. And floating above this is a basic, stable state of mind within the music that feels soft and delicate saying 'hey, stop, breath a sigh of relief, give yourself a shake -- it isn't that bad!'. Aural reconciliation as someone put it. Love & Business is released on Ware, Mathias Schaffhäuser's label, though it follows on imperceptibly from his album in 2000 Lido Hotel on Force Tracks. So musical continuity is ensured and there is no sudden break. Schaffhäuser's next album will be released on the Frankfurt cult label by late 2001/early 2002. The style is again compartmentalized as minimal techno house though 'minimal' here only relates to the sound aesthetics that are clearly rooted in the Cologne-Frankfurt-Berlin triangle. The tracks themselves have their own special structure though these structures do branch out quite broadly sometimes tending towards opulence. Reduced opulence, opulent reduction, varied repetition, minimal gluttony?. Love & Business deals with life and life doesn't very often run according to a logical plan. By the way: there are two cover versions on Love & Business, 'Hey Little Girl' (Icehouse) and 'Take Me To Your Heart' (Eurythmics). But that is definitely no retro thing -- it happened by chance more than anything else."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Warenkorb #3
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 004CD

"The third Ware label compilation appears this time simultaneously on vinyl and CD -- so not another 'Digital Warenkorb' anymore, thereby ending the project and the confusion. The result: all tracks on the vinyl edition of Warenkorb #3 are exclusive tracks. The only re-release is 'Fuck, Past & Future' (Ware 2) -- as this was sold out on 12" -- it appears here in new re-mastered form. The CD features two additional tracks: Donna Regina's song version of Decomposed Subsonic's 'Blaue Löwen', which got rather lost in the 12" format (because it is a typical listening track), and as a bonus track and a special gift for all radio DJs you got a modified and shortened version of Mathias Schaffhäuser's interpretation of Icehouse's 'Hey Little Girl'." Artists include: Mathias Schaffhäuser, Salz, Decomposed Subsonic, Benjamin Brunn, Caulfield, The Aphorism, Markus Güntner, Midinovela, Iven Schmidt.

Artist:	DECOMPOSED SUBSONIC
Title:	Gradients
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 006CD

"Decomposed Subsonic's new album offers neither super-subtle experimental tracks, nor pop in the style of Blaue Löwen. But then again?On Gradients is the lovely house-chanson, 'Etoile Bleue', which we'd be pleased to hear being sung by French schoolchildren as they skip merrily around the Eiffel Tower. Or 'Nachtlicht', which shows once again how good German-language pop music can be, and that there is really no discrepancy between this and purely electronic music. This phenomenon has more to do with song-craft than electro-pop kitsch -- if you know what I mean. So as you can hear, Hartmut Wessling hasn't made a U-turn, rather, he has focused in on his terrain. But at the same time, he has actually broadened his perspective. In the computer-jargon of graphics programs, the 'gradient' is a way of measuring the difference between one extreme and another. Also of course, from one nuance to the next... but why not let the artist speak for himself: 'For me, Gradients represents on one side, the common thread running through the variety of styles on one album. On the other hand, as far as the songs are concerned, the title is intended to mean that there are some absolutely unequivocal elements, but also the most subtle of components in the arrangement and sound design, which have come from every possible source.'"

Artist:	TURISMO
Title:	The Gigantic Night
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 007CD

"In 1999 Turismo released the 'Simulation EP'. The name of the project and certain song titles clearly suggested one thing: These boys have had enough -- they want to get away, they want to leave for 'Odessa' or some simulated reality, no matter how that simulation is achieved (a computer isn't ALWAYS necessary). 'Longing' is the key word -- for a mountain world ('[Damals] Im Schnee') or for a cheekily copied fantasy version of the Far East ('Akihabara'). Such destinations are less distant in 2002, partly because the general mood has become darker. While in '99 the main emphasis was on minimal electro (we'll call it that in retrospect), in 2002 it's abstract down-tempo tracks that frame the album and lead it into The Gigantic Night. That was always the best hiding place -- the actual environment, or at least the local bar. By the way, the title (and also the tracks 'Tsugumi' and 'Discogefühl') is a reference to Banana Yoshimoto, whose protagonists also appreciate the protective warmth and the all-enveloping density of darkness. Pop somewhere in the nameless genre-land between abstract beats, Massive Attack's best instrumental moments, Clicks'n'Cuts and minimal techno-house. Yes, there is one 'straight' beat -- on 'Discogefühl' of course. Turismo are Jin Choi & Mathias Schaffhäuser."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Warenkorb 4
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 008CD

"After some tough qualification matches we have emerged with a result -- a selection that is bolder and more varied than any previous Warenkorb compilation. The CD ranges from, let's call it the 'typical' Ware sound of Decomposed Subsonic or of course Mathias Schaffhäuser to stuff at the very edge of Tech-House: from Misc. who have been around for a while now, all the way to a bizarre techno-mayhem from Ware-newcomer Dominik Eulberg, with a reconciliatory finish from the wonderful Lausanne-based Velma. In between is a melancholy interlude from Spain's Silvania, towards the end a real loud and clear statement: 'I Hate You' -- rage meets dub-house? Is that allowed? You bet it is! Once again the CD has been mixed and edited in the computer, a few tracks blending into each other DJ-style, others joined with sound effects and Samplitude trickery. As usual, it's all about the flow -- like a mix-cassette you'd put together for your best girlfriend, or that you'd like to hear down at your local bar. Variety, excitement, daring -- we hope that these three virtues can all be heard on Warenkorb #4."

Artist:	GUENTNER, MARKUS
Title:	Audio Island
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 009CD

"Markus Güntner is going to make it big -- we firmly believe that here at Ware. And maybe even very soon -- his cover of Talk Talk's 'Such A Shame' is currently being remixed by Swayzak. Who knows what will follow... Or what has already been -- Audio Island also includes a co-op with Acid Maria: 'So Well' features one of the most whacked-out lyrics of all time. This track will have people doing summersaults on the dance-floor. Güntner has been producing electronic music since 1996. His records on Ware breathe an airy spirit, which pleasantly stands out from the usual minimal-tech-house strictures in a very individual way. People have described some of Güntner's tracks as neo-trance -- and this Regensburg lad can live with that quite well. Anyone who knows Kaito (Special Life) will understand where Güntner is coming from. Rarely is house so comforting, so tender, so intimate. Markus Güntner released his first release in May 2000 on Gemeinschaftspraxis (Festplatten Rec.). Then the ambient production Regensburg appeared on Kompakt (and was recently remixed by Mike Ink), followed by Äpfel und Birnen, again on Festplatten. Last year his ambient album In Moll (Kompakt) caused a furor."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tape10
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 010CD

"Contemporary photography meets Ware. Which came first? The chicken or the booklet? In this case definitely the latter, but on closer inspection: none of the two. Because the Tape10 booklet is really a catalogue. It all began with the following idea: Rui Camilo and Ren+ Herzer started a gallery for contemporary photography in XXL sizes. Only the best photographers are asked to produce exclusive images for Tape10. The Frankfurt-based team position their work somewhere between service and art, and this is reflected in their prices. They have made a conscious decision to opt out of the general art award rat race. To support and kickstart the idea, they decided to put the pictures to music. A label was soon found: Ware carries its ethos on its sleeve and in its name, a premise close to the Tape10 collective's heart. The CD booklet shows all photographs, stating size and photographer -- just like a proper catalogue. Ware now chose 10 musicians to create exclusive tracks inspired by the motifs -- not aiming for the dancefloor, but drifting in the eclectic no-man's-land between ambient and electronic listening. The catalogue has been given a sound." Artists: Markus Güntner, Laub, Benjamin Brunn, Decomposed Subsonic, Schmidt & Herze, Jeremy P. Caulfield, Midinovela, Mathias Schaffhäuser, Losoul, and Geoff White.

Artist:	COLOMA
Title:	Finery
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 011CD

"A little over a year after the release of their debut album Silverware, Alex Paulick and Rob Taylor are dressing up in their Sunday best to present Finery, a collection characterized by harmonious shape and classic lines. Once again the pair have clearly been attending to detail, as befits their bespoke approach to songwriting. Paulick's cuts (and clicks) are perfectly measured, and piano, vibraphone and violin (hand-played, of course) provide natural warmth. Taylor's voice is sometimes buttoned up; sometimes he gets just a little hot under the collar... As you are probably realizing, there is a common thread running through Finery. From a melodic yearning to put away the winter garb and put on the clothes that summer wears, along a procession of thought (in seven verses!) from a megalomaniac tailor, and on to a stream of consciousness journey wrapped in a coat made out of senses. 'Illegible Love' features Christoph Clöser, Of Bohren & The Club Of Gore."

Artist:	SCHMIDT, IVEN
Title:	Track Array
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 012CD

"It's 2003, and despite everything, Techno is alive! No comment on the political situation -- let's focus on music, like on Track Array. Track-A-What? 'Track' refers to the music, or rather the structure of Iven Schmidt's music, which is more track-based than songlike. 'Array' is a term from computer programming language, meaning a data field in which variables, often of the same kind, can be saved all at once. So the album is such an array on which several tracks are stored. However, Schmidt isn't interested in producing DJ-food, with a limited shelf life. The Frankfurter doesn't attempt to follow any particular school with his tracks: he creates a distinct, unique sound with playful, humorous melodies, sometimes with rather daring dramaturgical structures. Ware appreciates this peculiarity. Creativity is more important than any kind of rat race for the sound award."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Warenkorb 5
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 013CD

Fifth volume in this sensational series, overseen by label owner Mathias Schaffhäuser. "Minimal, maximal. Dub House, Tech-House. What's all the fuss? Warenkorb 5 prefers tracks that dare more, and actually try and stay away from the consensus of recent years. Of course, we're not talking about quantum leaps here. It's up to others to re-invent the wheel. However, the guideline for the artists was: all tracks on Warenkorb 5 were supposed to be 'not as usual'. So the gentlemen Goldfish & Der Dulz (Playhouse) have added a few more drops of techno into their funky flow to make your legs quiver that little bit extra. The Aphorism from Freiburg have experimented with creating the opposite of their smooth club hit 'Warmer Regen' (Warenkorb 3) and get out the distorted bass -- with success. Call it 'High Speed Garage'. Jeremy P. Caulfield (WMF/Trapez Rec.) needs no further explanation. The Berlin-based Canadian is currently making the most interesting techno house records on the planet, and has taken The Kitbuilder's classic 'Get Out' and turned it into Contemporary Club Extravaganza. But 2003 also allows a few softer sounds, especially when Soda Inc. have put them together so seductively. Their 'Morning Prayer' absolutely belongs in every morning/after-hour set of the autumn/winter season. And that's just mentioning a few of the acts representing the inventory on this fifth label compilation." Artists: Mathias Schaffhäuser, Goldfish & Der Duz, Jaumetic, Markus , Kazooo, Iven Schmidt, Dominik Eulberg, Geoff White, Benjamin Brunn, Rudolfo, Soda Inc, Coloma, Jeremy P. Caulfield Vs. The Kitbuilders, The Aphorism.

Artist:	SCHAFFHAUSER, MATHIAS
Title:	Coincidance
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 014CD

Pure techno-house authored by Mathias Schaffhauser of Ibiza club hit "Hey Little Girl." Coincidence is music made out of blocks and loops. But keep your senses as the nighttime fog of "Nacht & Nebel" descends yet again. Turn daylight off and the strobe-light on. The illusion of "Being Wild" is young, hip and forever dangerous, even if only at the village disco. Direct your own personal blockbuster "Episode X," featuring all your favorite stars and the elements that your synapses and fantasy budget can produce. And we won't be seeing this guy again; sadly, he's dropped out of the game of daily reincarnation -- Elliott Smith. "Dear Elliot" is dedicated to him in thanks for lines like "Yesterday dream's just a waste of time."

Artist:	GUENTNER, MARKUS
Title:	Lovely Society
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 015CD

This is Germany-based Markus Guentner's second full-length release on Ware, featuring exclusive tracks and remixes. Devoted to brilliant f-2-the-floor tracks, Guentner doesn't eschew his usual ambient minimalist tradition; however, this time he vehemently proves that his understanding of house and techno goes far beyond dub and minimal house, with plenty of genre dipping you've never heard Guentner attempt before. Lovely Society joins dreamy ambient house tracks, abstract disco references and DJ favorites to hit the crowd's euphoric nerve. This album also features two remix tracks by Renato Figoli, who has turned the track "All The Time" into an irresistible minimal trance raver hit. The other is Ziggy Kinder's version of "Option 2," and Guentner's previously-unreleased "Brickbuilder," now released exclusively for the first time on the vinyl version. Other exclusively released tracks include "As We On The Beach" on the CD version, and "Realize" on the vinyl. This is by far Guentner's most mature album that mixes what otherwise is treated separately.

Artist:	KINDER, ZIGGY
Title:	Akrobatik
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 016CD

This is Cologne-based Ziggy Kinder's debut full-length album bursting with sporty, minimalist techno that one can't help but get fit to. Rife with drum kicks, summery melodies summoning cocktail parties and other tingly feelings, Akrobatik is a heady, madcap ride. Kinder has an awfully good pedigree: Nick Luscombe, Richie Hawtin, Gebr. Teichmann, Goldfish & der Dulz, John Tejada, Karotte, Audio Werner, Markus Müller and many more included Ziggy's records in their 2005 charts and playlists or enlisted his work in future prominent compilations. In plain words, Akrobatik is a super individual draft in the field of minimal techno, full of unusual melodies, drama and complexity.

Artist:	SCHAFFHAUSER & FRIENDS
Title:	Unequal Equality
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 017CD

Unequal Equality features tracks made in collaboration with Ware label boss Mathias Schaffhäuser and various artists, including Ware staples like Benjamin Brunn, And.Id, Markus Güntner, Ziggy Kinder, and Schaffhäuser's long-time hero Alex Smoke, and also new ones such as Lucy and Xhin from Singapore (both with releases on Meerestief Rec.) and the extremely talented Argentinean IDM musician, Fabrice. Some collaborations were done online, and some were accomplished in person -- regardless, this is a seamless cross-section of Schaffhäuser's ability to transmogrify and unify. "2 Ton/3 Ton" is a special track: based on a piece by Ursula Bogner, it was discovered by Jan Jelinek posthumously. Despite the fact that this is a collection of various artists, Unequal Equality is Schaffhäuser's most homogeneous and well-blended album to date -- a quintessence of his work in the cosmos of minimal techno house since 1994 and the multiple and versatile input of all partners involved. Also including work by Fabrice and Midinovela.

Artist:	SCHMIDT, IVEN
Title:	Dance Machine
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 019EP

"Iven Schmidt's second release on the label is split in two very different sides: The A-track presents Schmidt's ability to combine minimalistic underground techno house with humor and a fascinating simplicity. Or stupidity? Is it really allowed to call a track 'Dance Machine', Mr. Schmidt? On the other hand, don't we all like it really cheesy sometimes? Welcome to the soap opera disco... and back to street-fighting atmosphere on side B. We're in Neukölln, Berlin, and the song is called 'Amok Neukölln' -- I wonder if this is a rebellion or just New Year's Eve? Fighting or dancing? 'Tanzmaschine' gives the answer: Everything happens in your head, fighting against bad memories, dancing to subtle beatless noises, stupidity, seriousness..."

Artist:	GUENTNER, MARKUS
Title:	No Title
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 021EP

"Ware 21 kicks off in a way that might proverbially compartmentalize it. But hang on -- 'Re-form' very quickly turns out to be nothing less than a hymn, a romantic ballad manifesto -- a FEAST. 'Seven Days' begins in a similarly familiar manner but then darts sideways towards ? let's say neo-trance -- that is both audacious and incomprehensible. 'Skyline' on side 2 takes off on a flight of fancy and quite unashamedly runs for more than 10 minutes, quite happy to let compartments be compartments as it were (anyone still wanting to talk about minimal house and dub should also listen 'Luomo' as a model dream sequence to crown it all)."

Artist:	DECOMPOSED SUBSONIC
Title:	Live At Barcelona
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 023EP

"It was exactly one year ago that Decomposed Subsonic's 'Different View' EP was released as a second maxi on Ware and since then success for this Cologne local has been unstoppable. This live EP and with almost 35 minutes running time 'Live at Barcelona' is longer than many Beatles albums ever were. Both sides can be listened straight through without breaks though for DJs there are obviously ridges between tracks. And as a sign of our gratitude the EP is pitched at the normal price of a maxi single."

Artist:	SCHMIDT, IVEN
Title:	Quest For Tires
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 024EP

"'Quest For Tires' is the next step into the unique sound-universe of Iven Schmidt. Iven Schmidt was the first 'outside' solo artist on Ware. Anyone investigating the flipside of this record or Schmidt's new track on Warenkorb #3 will recognize a musician blessed with the rare gift of being able to blend serious profundity with equal amounts of humorous trash. 'Quest For Tires' is slamming in an amount, no other production from Mr. Schmidt did before. The main focus at Ware records is still set on the ideas, the creativity and the uniqueness of a production, and those criteria are met by Iven Schmidt like they are met by no other musician in the Techno/House context these days."

Artist:	OHARA, RAZ
Title:	Very Political
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 025EP

"Raz Ohara -- who's that again? That's right, but we know him from that cool Berlin label Kitty Yo. After two wonderful albums, The Last Legend and Realtime Voyeur, we decided there should be a couple of danceable versions, and because Ware is so close to the dance-floor, it was clearly the right label for these tracks. 'This'a Beautiful Day' came about as a collaboration between Raz and Mathias Schaffhäuser, which doesn't just mean sampling and editing, but actually singing in the studio. 'We'll All Go Sometime' is the record's exclusive track -- produced overnight by Raz. You could say it's his statement for the end of the party. The second four-to-the-floor mix was delivered by our buddies from Regensburg, the legendary Gebr. Teichmann (Festplatten Rec.). The track is called 'Ass For Cash' and it grooves like hell! The original was actually on Raz's first album Realtime Voyeur. Last but not least, 'It's All An Illusion' was nabbed by Jay Rope, who likes his beats crooked and tricky, something which Ware always has flirted with."

Artist:	COLOMA
Title:	Transparent
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 026EP

"A new chapter for Ware: The duo Coloma doesn't make dance music, but rather a wonderful hybrid between classic British pop-sensibility and crisp, minimal electronic music. 'Clicks'n'Pop(s)' is the buzzword on the scene. This pre-album remix maxi single guarantees Coloma a suitably worthy and seamless entrance into the world of Ware, prior the February release of the album Silverware. Decomposed Subsonic and Mathias Schaffhäuser build a bridge between those lofty Coloma melodies and typical Ware-dancefloor. Clyne (alias Thomas Klein of Kreidler) also contributes with a tastefully restrained, four-to-the-floor version of 'The Difference Between Silver & Grey', more or less the album's title song. 'Transparent' itself is a collaboration between Coloma and Mr. Subsonic, created in two intensive night sessions, and is as clear and resonant as cut crystal. By the way: Coloma's singer is Rob Taylor, who also sings that 'Hey Little Girl'. His partner Alex Paulick is primarily responsible for the wonderfully understated instrumentation and production (he also doubles as live-bassist for the Düsseldorf band Kreidler)."

Artist:	CAULFIELD
Title:	Outside
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 028EP

"The name of Caulfield's new record is 'Outside', and that can only be where the melodies are, where harmony still has something to say. So, actually totally 'out'. Sascha Kösch alias Bleed (chief editor of Germany's esteemed electronic music paper De: Bug) sums up Caulfield's world to a tee: 'Something as calm and soft, as defined and clear, as deep and swinging as this is rarely just any old music. (...) There's always a bass line here that will get your heart racing, and melodies that put the whole of Bremen in a thick mist of clarity, of pure pleasure. And that way he has with relaxed grooves makes you see life from a new perspective.'"

Artist:	GUENTNER, MARKUS
Title:	Forget Sandra EP
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 030EP

"It's a shame -- such a shame? that Sandra, the German pop starlet from the darkest days of the eighties, covered 'Such A Shame' before Markus Güntner could get his hands on it. That darned parallel idea phenomenon! Those mainstream buccaneers! Shameful indeed! Never mind. With his version of 'Such A Shame', Markus has no intention of casting sidelong glances at the mainstream. It comes from the heart, not the abacus of success. And the fact that the track is another eighties cover -- well, what can you do if Talk Talk wrote such good songs back then? If it bothers you, then go right ahead and take a listen to the three other tracks on 'Forget Sandra', representing various pieces of the techno-house puzzle that Güntner has made his own, and with one thing in common: no fear of feelings or velvet robes, and three spoonfuls of sugar in the tea. Yet somehow it all manages to remain minimal-something. Just try pigeonholing this." Last copies, deleted item.

Artist:	NIESWANDT, HANS
Title:	You Don't Know Shake It
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 032EP

"THE house pioneer in Cologne, one of THE first in Germany, number one in Italy for a long hot summer with 'From Disco To Disco', the Whirlpool Productions anthem. 'You don't know shake it' is now the first Ware record that Hans has all to himself. The original version of the song is a fluffy, late-summer house-chanson, which Hans sings with his wife Andrea Nieswandt. On side A is a stomping remix of the track by Ware's ever-so-diligent Decomposed Subsonic -- a clear case of club-hit! 'Keep 'em busy' demonstrates Nieswandt's slightly more abstract side -- which he doesn't show quite so often."

Artist:	DECOMPOSED SUBSONIC
Title:	I Never Say/Whenever
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 034EP

"No unnecessary fuss, no superfluous frills: The new Decomposed Subsonic maxi simply combines Hartmut Wessling's two strongest sides on two sides of vinyl. 'I Never Say' is an absolute killer track featuring a nasty distorted bass. 'Whenever' is an aesthetic rocker, the like of which hardly any other producer can serve up - art that grooves and that doesn't clench its butt cheeks. And all that on 45 rpm, so that it really thumps. Hartmut is currently also making quite an impression with his Wessling/Schrom project on Boxer Records together with Stefan Schrom aka Big Chief Electric. 'Donauwellen' can not only be heard in Richie Hawtin's set, but also on the next Cocoon-Compilation, which on this occasion Sven Vath mixed with Richie."

Artist:	GUENTNER, MARKUS
Title:	Such A Shame Remixes
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 035EP

"It's bubbling, it's boiling -- so we must add fuel to the fire. Markus Güntner's cover version of Talk Talk's 'Such A Shame' on his Forget Sandra maxi has turned out to be a nice little club-hit -- and that calls for remixes. The Swayzak mix sheds light upon the darker sides of the original, creating a super-deep mood, perhaps best described as 'trembling'. This is surely what is known as 'magic', or in the best sense, 'trance' (as pronounced in French). Mathias Schaffhäuser picked exactly four elements from approximately 372 tiny fragments of Güntner's version, putting together a functional minimal-rocker track, showing once again that less can be just as much as minimal yet somehow acid. Markus himself tucks the beats under a warm eiderdown, then adds the hot-water bottle. Any Kompakt fan will know that this lad from Regensburg is a master of ambient music, and this record will tell a good three million more at least."

Artist:	NIESWANDT, HANS
Title:	So Fein
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 040EP

"Some -- Peter Kremeier aka Losoul for example -- find So Fein so great that they spontaneously decide to produce remixes, despite having other things to do in this multi functional business world than to pursue nerdy musical passions. Others simply don't get it, even though they do understand the words. 'What's all that about? Why does Nieswandt write such a simple text, when he was only recently celebrated as a novelist?' Their confusion is understandable because one wouldn't guess that 'So Fein' isn't about a super woman in a summer dress, but about Hans's little daughter. Once you know that, a line like 'du bist so fein, ich will mit dir zusammen sein' (You're so fine, I want to be with you) makes much more sense. And it can even move people who are on the same wavelength. But that's not all -- this track grooves like hell. Plus, there are two more unbelievable pieces on this maxi that open up Nieswandt's artistic horizon even further. 'Gloria' is House without lyrics, and yet it sounds like a hit and wants to be played all the time. 'Please Let Me' is a song without real vocals, generated from samples and crazy programming, which has something quite soothing. All this gives you an idea of how much there is to expect from Hans's next album."

Artist:	SCHAFFHAUSER, MATHIAS
Title:	Truthology / De: tox - Re: tox
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 041EP

"'Don't believe in nothing / don't believe nobody / don't believe in anyone / no god, no guide, no party.' Life without truth, life without faith -- try it. It works! If this seems a bit banal, you can have it backed up by Friedrich Nietzsche -- from his excellent On the Genealogy Of Morality: 'The will to truth requires critique -- let us thus define our own task -- the value of truth must for once be experimentally called into question...' Yes Please! Try it, it won't hurt. So why does something like that occur to Mathias Schaffhäuser now? The current state of the world? Hmm. yes, no, partly. The text was actually written in 1992, and was indeed influenced by Mr. Nietzsche. But the critical approach to God, ethics and truth has always been central to Schaffhäuser's way of thinking. In his opinion, contemplation and content should (once again) be brought into the focus of Techno and House -- as hard as that may be. But the music should come across without being cramped or stiff -- it's always better to have a smile on your lips, hidden by a mask. 'Truthology' is funky and mean and light on its feet at the same time. Rumpelstiltzkin philosophy, foot discourse... The B-side is called 'De:tox - Re:tox' -- and who isn't familiar with that? The morning after: 'Oh no, I will never take this or that again, from now on I will walk the path of virtue!' And one day later: 'Hey, that tastes fine, sure, lets have another one...'. Give us our daily liquid bread (or whatever). It works even better in the context of confusing dance music. Actually, you don"t really even need any toxic substances if you have warped clusters like 'De:tox - Re:tox' -- but hey, what am I talking about..."

Artist:	EULBERG, DOMINIK
Title:	Mabuse
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 044EP

"'Mabuse', the title track on Ware 44, is a dark techno track with subtle power and hidden tenderness. B-side track 'They Say' could be characterized as minimal deep house, in which the short vocal snippets work as well as they would have back in 1994. 'Emotionsbottich' just wants to be minimal house reconciling beautiful melodies with disrupting sounds. 'Nebelfahrt' (journey through the fog) on Warenkorb # 4 was Dominik Eulberg's debut on Ware. It's an indescribable Tour de Force -- one which you wouldn't even wish on your worst enemy in real fog. All the better for more or less foggy brains. For Warenkorb # 5 Eulberg contributes a clever cut-up minimal funk track, together with Wolfgang Thums. Releases on Traum Records, Raum Musik, ZYX."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Nachschlag/Refill [Warenkorb #5.2]
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 046EP

"We just can't seem to get enough, so here's a top up to the Warenkorb #5 compilation. Goldfish & Der Dulz (Playhouse/Moon Harbour Rec.) only found space on the CD version of Warenkorb last spring, and that alone was enough of a reason to bring out this vinyl edition. Matthew Mercer's 'Likelike' is one of the most notable tracks on Warenkorb # 5, which is why we simply had to have a hefty remix, bringing out the rocking bass line from the last third of the track. Bob Humid is surely the best man for the job -- no one has more ultimate bass than the Featherweight and Serve & Destroy man (next album Second Wind Phenomenon feat. Holger Czukay, Twila.Too and others, to be released on Coad Audio). Jaumetic is one half of Regular Records from Barcelona. Last year the EP Regular meets Ware appeared, featuring one track each by Jaumetic and Mathias Schaffhäuser. In return, Jaume Pages, which is Catalan for Jaumetic, meets the Ware crew on 'Topup/Refill' with his chill track 'Gala'. Mathias Schaffhäuser's 'Episode X (Sneak Preview)' is a taste of his next album Coincidence . We hear analog reduced funk at the beginning, funky cut up House in the middle to then fully bloom on the cinemascope."

Artist:	NIESWANDT, HANS
Title:	The True Sound Center
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	WARE 047LP

"Finally -- a new album by Hans Nieswandt! The former Whirlpool Productions protagonist has already released the two EPs on Ware: So Fein (ware 40) and You Don't Know Shake It (ware 32). His first solo album Lazer Muzik was released on Ladomat in 1999, which happens to be the same year that Nieswandt and Mathias Schaffhäuser started working together. 'Loom Service' (ware 4) and a remix of Schaffhäuser's 'Desire' (ware 3) were the fantastic results. Five years after their first collaboration, The True Sound Center is yet another highlight. Aside from Nieswandt's typical deep H-Music excursions, the album also features a heart rendering cover version of Rio Reiser's 'Dr. Sommer', most beautifully sung by Isis Zerlett. The lyrics to 'Wir Sind Kalt' were written by none other than Erobique. 'Ich vermiss die Zeit (Bleib)' is a folksong by Gabriel Ananda (who also sings on it), arranged and produced by Hans." [CD version will be on Mute in the US]

Artist:	SCHAFFHAUSER, MATHIAS
Title:	Truthology Revised
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 049EP

"Over the last 12 months 'Truthology' (Ware 41) has turned out to be of the most successful tracks on our label -- so remixes were a must! This time those fateful lines? 'Don't believe in nothing/don't believe nobody/don't believe in anyone/no god, no guide, no party' have been taken up by: Frank Martiniq (Boxer, Sender, Areal) -- here he doesn't rock as hard as usual, ranging somewhere between Ricardo Villalobos' euphoric restraint and Super-Collider's funkiness. Matthew Mercer (Forte, Background) has, of course, once again pulled some wildly-chopped cut-ups from his box of tricks. Frankie from Paris, from the -- you guessed it -- eponymous Frankie Records label always knows how to place his subtle craziness most unerringly -- as he does here. Colleague Schaffhäuser has treated his original to a make-over, pumped it up and brought it even more to the point."

Artist:	KINDER, ZIGGY
Title:	Viel Bass & Wenig Hund
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 053EP

"Mikro Tanz was Ziggy Kinder's EP last autumn, and to our great joy a hell of a lot of people took a liking to this little dance. The motto this time is 'Viel Bass & Wenig Hund', lots of bass and little dog. Coincidentally, that's also the name of the title on side A, which again is as airy and funky, it's funny and it grabs you from behind like, right now at least, only Mr. Kinder knows how to do. And to top it off, this track celebrate s the world premiere of the growling break. 'Cruising' on side B has even more bass but no dog, but for that a pretty crunchy break."

Artist:	SELL & SNACKMAN
Title:	Zuckerware
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 055EP

"Another debut on Ware -- this 12" bears the camouflage title 'Zuckerware' ('Sugar Ware'), though sweet is really only the first impression. I mean, what are those Sell & Snackmann guys doing? For their first track they come up with a profound bashing sound, the next one is a bit like a neo-dark trance. On side B they have a sad bear dance for disco hedonists until its little legs get all tangled up in this terror track. No one ever shouts: 'Ease the pain!' -- 'cause by then everyone has already succumbed to the special sweetness of Zuckerware contemplating the close relationship of love and pain. The producer behind Sell & Snackman is Rainer Sell. In real life he plays trombone for great bands like The Notwist, Tied & Tickled Trio, Kante, Natalie Cole, Blumentopf, etc."

Artist:	AND.ID
Title:	Less Is More
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 056EP

"Please welcome the second Ware act from Greece! Andreas Dimitriadis alias And.id is from Thessalonica and has been producing slightly more unusual techno since 2000. Though his functional minimalism is based on the current electro-house trend he doesn't imitate its comparatively stubborn approach in terms of structure and sound. On his Less Is More EP he has succeeded in doing so more than once, whether with a sample of an ancient telephone ringing, hyper-naturalistic piano or with sound scapes one wouldn't have expected anymore. The first track 'Do It Later' is a mix version by Mathias Schaffhäuser and Ziggy Kinder, which also happens to be their debut collaboration. He has previously released records on Thinner, Erase, Klik and GravityRecords."

Artist:	SCHAFFHAUSER, MATHIAS
Title:	Lost Vox
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 059EP

Berliners Pan Pot (Mobilee/Einmaleins) remix Mathias Schaffhauser's all-style minimal track, "Lost Vox." This track is a piece of '70s dance history and it fuses here in a greatly diverse and brilliant 2005 version. Some would say "electro house," some "electro tech" -- we quite like to call it "minimal functionalism." Schaffhauser's original turns the Ware boss' funky side on its head: where normally soundscapes roam, he now lets out some squealing screams. Lost voices... Lonely voices... No voices... Hmmm...

Artist:	SCHAFFHAUSER, MATHIAS
Title:	More Alternatives
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 061EP

In April 2005 Ware label-boss Schaffhäuser released his album Coincidance. The Alternatives EP, which followed in June, became the most successful 12" in Ware history mainly due to Trentemøller's remix of "Coincidance." Needless to say, we'd like that to happen again. Andreas "Audio" Werner turns up the 4-to-the-floor bassdrum on "November Reign," ringing in the New Year as if Christmas was tomorrow. On side B Mathias Schaffhäuser transforms "Dear Elliott," the requiem for the Californian singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, into a stubborn minimal-dark funk track, pulling the mourning crowd from their seats and onto the dance floor.

Artist:	GUENTNER, MARKUS
Title:	Lovely Society
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	WARE 062LP

Double LP version. This is Germany-based Markus Guentner's second full-length release on Ware, featuring exclusive tracks and remixes. Devoted to brilliant f-2-the-floor tracks, Guentner doesn't eschew his usual ambient minimalist tradition; however, this time he vehemently proves that his understanding of house and techno goes far beyond dub and minimal house, with plenty of genre dipping you've never heard Guentner attempt before. Lovely Society joins dreamy ambient house tracks, abstract disco references and DJ favorites to hit the crowd's euphoric nerve. This album also features a remix by Renato Figoli, who has turned the track "All The Time" into an irresistible minimal trance raver hit. This is by far Guentner's most mature album that mixes what otherwise is treated separately. Vinyl version includes 2 exclusive tracks.

Artist:	KINDER, ZIGGY
Title:	Akrobatik
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	WARE 064LP

Double LP version. This is Cologne-based Ziggy Kinder's debut full-length album bursting with sporty, minimalist techno that one can't help but get fit to. Rife with drum kicks, summery melodies summoning cocktail parties and other tingly feelings, Akrobatik is a heady, madcap ride. Kinder has an awfully good pedigree: Nick Luscombe, Richie Hawtin, Gebr. Teichmann, Goldfish & der Dulz, John Tejada, Karotte, Audio Werner, Markus Müller and many more included Ziggy's records in their 2005 charts and playlists or enlisted his work in future prominent compilations. In plain words, Akrobatik is a super individual draft in the field of minimal techno, full of unusual melodies, drama and complexity.

Artist:	SELL & SNACKMAN
Title:	Wowa Wowa
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 065EP

A little over a year after their debut release, Sell & Snackman present greatly unpredictable tracks on Wowa Wowa, perfect for passionate paddlers. Those of you who expected to be served the same darkness as on Zuckerware will be deceived by an initially much friendlier soundscape -- though that's just another trick that the boys from Hamburg pulled out of their hats. Things get pretty rough on this one only to be reconciled by the sound of bells at the end.

Artist:	AND.ID
Title:	Jester Plays
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 066EP

"With his EP Less Is More, Andreas Dimitriadis aka And.Id from Thessalonica turned out to be one of THE surprise acts on Ware in 2005 as his record hit the nerve of the reinvigorated minimal movement. No wonder, And.id masterfully combines off-the-cuff minimal beats and basic elements with wonderful harmonies, melodies and a very distinct touch of melancholy. And as always it is this distinctiveness that we value the most. Epigones are a dime a dozen."

Artist:	MUD MAX
Title:	Zampone Is Dead
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 068EP

Mud Max are Mr. Statik and Motek, and they are about to have their international breakthrough. At this year's Sonar Festival the two boys from Athens performed live at the Raum Club, one of the trendiest locations in BCN, together with Mathew Jonson's Wagon Repair crew. At the Loveparade in Berlin, Mr. Statik, along with the Balkon Records gang, will be present on one of the parade's underground floors and in two other clubs. Zampone Is Dead is an expression of those musical excursions and more: clicky and bouncy. Includes remixes by Maderfotor and GummiHz..

Artist:	KINDER, ZIGGY
Title:	Tongue Attack
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 072EP

Ziggy Kinder is one of the great individualists in techno. His style is pretty unique, and his latest EP sounds so new and yet so familiar. This time, the motto is Tongue Attack but don't worry, there's no need to run for cover, on the contrary, feel free to participate and stick it out. Ziggy Kinder has released three EPs on Ware so far, as well as his full-length, Akkrobatik. He has also produced remixes for Frankie, Markus Güntner and in cooperation with Mathias Schaffhäuser for And.id.

Artist:	LUCIO & PEP
Title:	Inps EP
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 074EP

Lucio and Giuseppe Carpentieri from Salerno, Italy provides listeners with the finest minimal to rough, thigh-slapping humor. The title track throws its vast energy out on the dancefloor in the form of laser synthies. Side B represents the surrounding stars, with "Bambinello" being the playful rogue and "Woebetideyou" merrily portraying the philosophical thinker. And at the break of dawn everything changes yet again, with no less than three suns rising.

Artist:	SCHAFFHAUSER, MATHIAS
Title:	Gott Ist Tot (God Is Dead)
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	WARE 075EP

Mathias Schaffhäuser approaches the subjects of religion, God and faith via a totally burning techno manifesto. "Gott Ist Tot" ("God Is Dead") is a punchy rave track which deliberately lacks any missionary intentions and doesn't philosophize but beats around the bush tongue-in-cheek. With the [a]pendics.shuffle remix, all content vaporizes and is ultimately kidnapped into weightlessness by a godly (!) guitar at the end of the track.

Artist:	KINDER/SCHAFFHAUSER
Title:	10 Jahre Ware
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	WARE 076EP

The Ware label releases 10 Jahre Ware in celebration of its 10th anniversary. Both tracks, composed by Ziggy Kinder and Mathias Schaffhäuser are largely based on samples from Ware tracks by artists such as: And.Id, Dominik Eulberg & Wolfgang Thums, Geoff White, Jay Pauli, Jin Choi, Losoul, Markus Güntner, Mathias Schaffhäuser, Mud Max, Novox remixed by Alex Smoke, Sell & Snackman & Ziggy Kinder, etc. -- nearly all Ware artists of the last decade united. Have fun figuring it out!

Artist:	SCHAFFHAUSER & FRIENDS
Title:	Unequal Equality 1
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	WARE 077EP

Part 1 of Ware's Unequal Equality 12" release, featuring collaborations between Mathias Schaffhäuser and various artists such as Benjamin Brunn, Markus Güntner and Lucy. The work was mostly done online, but also face to face whenever possible. Despite the featured artists, Unequal Equality is Schaffhäuser's most homogenous album to date, a quintessence of his work in the cosmos of minimal techno-house since 1994, and the multiple and versatile input of all partners involved.

Artist:	KINDER, ZIGGY
Title:	Ribbon Twist EP
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	WARE 079EP

Ware proudly presents more tracks by Ziggy Kinder. The title track on the Ribbon Twist EP is one of Kinder's best tracks ever -- there just couldn't be any more funk in minimal or attention to detail with maximum functionality at the same time. On "Hello, Android," he argues that house music is from outer space. Or was... or will be. "Boost Express" takes Kinder's strengths, build-up and drama back to the post-minimal here and now. Equally exhilarating for aliens, day and night-timers.

Artist:	LUCY
Title:	Grainy Lines EP
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	WARE 080EP

Introducing Berlin-based post-minimalist Luca Mortellaro aka Lucy. "Grainy Lines" reveals Lucy's craving for rave and rocking the floors, while "Go And See My Love" displays his playfulness and disregard of strict dancefloor rules. René Breitbarth sinks deep into the deep house sea to deliver two remixes of "Grainy Lines" -- one jazzy and rolling, one cosmic and bewitching. Support by Steve Lawler, Derrick May, Laurent Garnier, Agoria, James Holden, John Digweed.

Artist:	SCHAFFHAUSER & FRIENDS
Title:	Unequal Equality 3
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	WARE 081EP

Part 3 of Ware's Unequal Equality 12" series, featuring never before-released collaborations between Mathias Schaffhäuser and various artists. "It's Only Flesh (What We Call Brain)" by Schaffhäuser and Pawas & Beume takes a unique journey through dance history, mixing crisp dub-house and Kraut vocals. Glitterbug's remix sits right in the middle between understatement, euphoria and desire. The vocal version of Schaffhäuser and Midinovela's "Quiero" features Edu's super-smooth voice and revised arrangements and sounds.

Artist:	PHILOGRESZ
Title:	Milestone EP
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	WARE 082EP

Ilker Soylu aka Philogresz is based in Dordrecht, Holland where he runs his label Team Records. He is a great aestheticist of the post-minimal world. His sound is both playful and intoxicating; his incredibly melodious tenderness corresponds with compulsory beats. The guitar and voice on "Vie" are not sampled, but performed by Philogresz himself. His sound is moody, melodic, jazzy and organically-composed; yet it is confidently-arranged techno with no boundaries.

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Artist:	VA
Title:	Digital Warenkorb #1
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 001CD

Artist:	NOVOX
Title:	Don't Forget To...
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 058EP

Artist:	MADERFOTOR
Title:	Detonation VI
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 067EP

Artist:	CHOI, JIN
Title:	Bark EP
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 069EP